Atoka

Population: 1,038
Median household income: $69,959
Median home value: $119,100

Atoka, a community in Eddy County, New Mexico, has 1,038 residents. At $69,959, its median household income sits below Eddy County's $79,605.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atoka's population declined 13.0% from 1,193 to 1,038, while its median home value fell 20.4% from $149,700 to $119,100.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $1,136.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,038
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $69,959
Median home value: $119,100
Median gross rent: $1,136
Housing units: 449
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1931,038

Median household income

$60,679$69,959

Median home value

$149,700$119,100

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,136

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,193	$60,679	$149,700	$1,003
2020	1,275	$65,286	$120,900	$1,020
2021	1,420	$63,375	$113,200	$984
2022	1,280	$77,816	$117,600	—
2023	1,038	$69,959	$119,100	$1,136

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3426.3%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 544.0%

55 to 6427.9%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	8.9%
5 to 17	181	17.4%
18 to 24	31	3.0%
25 to 34	273	26.3%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	42	4.0%
55 to 64	290	27.9%
65 to 74	109	10.5%
75 and over	20	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	335	32.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	703	67.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's59.4%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	8.7%
High school graduate	133	18.1%
Some college or associate's	436	59.4%
Bachelor's degree	101	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled30.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	68.1%
Carpooled	84	30.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	46.7%
15 to 29 min	110	40.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	34	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 4.6% (48 of 1,038)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	81.3%
Nonfamily households	79	18.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	423	94.2%
Vacant	26	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	85.6%
Renter-occupied	61	14.4%

1-unit, detached26.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other73.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	119	26.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	330	73.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3505430
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.7780, -104.3937